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Lilia GrinevichUkrainian educator, politician, Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
Date of Birth: 13.05.1965
Country:  Ukraine |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career in Education
- Teacher of Biology, School No. 7 (1988-1994)
- Director, Specialized School No. 28 (1998-2002)
- Director, Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (2006)
- Involvement in Education Policy and Reform
- Political Career
- Deputy Leader of Batkivshchyna (2013-2014)
- Minister of Education and Science:
- Honors and Awards
Early Life and Education
Lilia Hrynevych was born into a family of teachers in Lviv, Ukraine. She graduated from School No. 70 and earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry-teaching from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv in 1989. She subsequently obtained a second bachelor's degree in economics-management from the Inter-Industry Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining at Lviv Polytechnic Institute in 1993.
Hrynevych also pursued internships at the University of Warsaw and Columbia University. She completed her PhD dissertation in 2005, researching decentralization trends in Polish education. She is proficient in English and Polish.
Career in Education
Early Years:Laboratory Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (1987-1988)
Teacher of Biology, School No. 7 (1988-1994)
Deputy Director for National Education, School No. 7 (1992-1994)Leadership Roles:
Deputy Director for Senior Classes, Specialized School No. 53 (1994-1998)
Director, Specialized School No. 28 (1998-2002)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Management, Institute of Economics and Law "Krok" (2002-2006)
Director, Center for Testing Technologies, International Renaissance Foundation (2002-2006)
Director, Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (2006)
Head of Main Department of Education and Science, Kyiv City State Administration (2006-2009)
Involvement in Education Policy and Reform
Hrynevych played a pivotal role in developing Ukraine's external testing system and served as the first director of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment. She conducted research on educational quality monitoring at the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine.
Political Career
Parliamentary Service:Member of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine), elected from the All-Ukrainian Union "Batkivshchyna" party (2012-2014)
Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Science and Education (2012-2014)
Member of the Front for Change party, coordinator of the Society of Knowledge direction (2013)
Deputy Leader of Batkivshchyna (2013-2014)
Member of the Verkhovna Rada, elected from the Popular Front party (2014-2016)
Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Science and Education (2014-2016)
Minister of Education and Science:
Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (2016-present)Legislative Achievements:
Led the lobbying effort for the New Higher Education Law of Ukraine (2014), which promoted university autonomy, academic freedom, and a quality assurance system.
Honors and Awards
Order of Princess Olga, Third Class (2015)Badge "Honored Educator of Ukraine" (2005)
Pistol "Fort 9" (2015)
